No more Lake City ammo? - 2023 Update Post #22

[Brick]

can they just make and sell it solely for the civilian market like PMC X-TAC?

Sure. They can't make it at Lake City Arsenal. I'm sure Winchester has other production facilities. In fact they could label all their stuff .223 Rem instead of 5.56 NATO

Here's Winchesters line of .223 Remington https://winchester.com/Products/Ammu...23c-9%22%5D%7D

Winchester’s manufacturing operations include a state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Oxford, Miss. and East Alton, Ill. From: https://winchester.com/Company/About

[imashooter2]

How do you suppose this will effect bids on the next ammunition contract? Chalk up another commodity the taxpayers will be paying more for.

[ShadeRabbit]

Sure. They can't make it at Lake City Arsenal. I'm sure Winchester has other production facilities. In fact they could label all their stuff .223 Rem instead of 5.56 NATO

Here's Winchesters line of .223 Remington https://winchester.com/Products/Ammu...23c-9%22%5D%7D

Winchester*s manufacturing operations include a state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Oxford, Miss. and East Alton, Ill. From: https://winchester.com/Company/About

I couldn't give that much of a flying fart about the "green tip." All the tests I've seen on it are fairly unimpressive.

It's more just the effect of taking that much production capability offline, and what effect that will have on the price/availability of all varieties of 5.56/.223. I have no idea whether or not Winchester can ramp up their other facilities.

[Gunowner99]

Bad, just bad.

[Yellowfin]

Just like that, every site is out of green tip of every brand.

[STBear]

Just like that, every site is out of green tip of every brand.

Doesn't take much to cause a panic. Proper Planning Prevents Panic

[Palerider]

Just like that, every site is out of green tip of every brand.

Check out ammoseek.com It found green tip. LAX ammo has it in stock and they*re good to go.

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.56x45mm-...rifle-62grains

[Yellowfin]

Check out ammoseek.com It found green tip. LAX ammo has it in stock and they*re good to go.

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.56x45mm-...rifle-62grains

I generally load everything to avoid shelling out the whole big $ chunk at once. The quantities I would want to stock make it generally unsuitable to come out of the budget otherwise.

[Bang]

Just like that, every site is out of green tip of every brand.

Hmmmm.....and when the hunger is powerful enough, it will become available again at a healthy increase in price?

[Bang]

Just like that, every site is out of green tip of every brand.

Hmmmm.....and when the hunger is powerful enough, it will become available again at a healthy increase in price?